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Moonfleet
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
A tale of smuggling and mystery on the Dorset coast as told by John Trenchard, a boy obsessed with discovering the secret of Colonel 'Blackbeard' Mohune's hidden treasure. One night, trapped in the Mohune family vault beneath the church, John finds a locket round the Colonel's neck which contains verses from the Psalms of David. What could it mean? Elzevir Block, landlord of the local public house, who has lost his son in the contraband wars, befriends John and together they struggle to find the secret of Blackbeard's buried wealth. It is an adventure story full of action and misfortune spanning many years, two different countries and ending with a message to us all.
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- Mr Gregory P Morris
- 22-01-21
spellbinding.
a noble story and beautifully read. Be prepared to weep exceedingly in the last chapters.
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- Laura
- 26-03-23
Fantastic
No! really it’s a fantastic book the ending had me on the edge of my sit . Such loyalty,love , bravery.
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- colin monteith
- 26-09-18
Ripping Yarn of Smugglers
Great story of smugglers and a diamond. Grips the listener from start to finish. Prepare to be spellbound by this story of 18th century intrigue!
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- Tom Darlow
- 10-04-21
Classic adventure story, brilliantly narrated
A story that though dated survives the test of time, mainly thanks to great narration that captures the spirit of this type of writing. A enjoyable break from more deep and serious stuff!
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- JWW
- 14-12-21
Classic, enthralling
The finest late Victorian thriller and moral tale that you will ever listen to. For those of you used to lighter millennial fare - persevere and be among the countless thousands now dead of the greatest generation who loved this book.
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- clemsfoldrog
- 04-06-21
Great listen
A fab story of smugglers, Dorset, the sea, very well performed, great story to listen to when travelling to the West country for all listeners over the age of 9. Really really good.
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- janet
- 14-09-14
Rollocking good yarn
Good story, well written and well read. If you liked Treasure Island you'll probably like this. I'd expect to come back to this again and again and I'd pass it on.
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- Sparkytod
- 13-09-20
An enchanting and very engaging story
A very exiting story beautifully narrated in the dialect of the time and region. Listening to the story while staying in the area made it even more magical for us. Highly recommended.
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- Dorothy & Joe Yeomans
- 17-06-18
Rattling good tale
Excellent Boys' Own Paper stuff! We listened to it each evening over 5 nights with considerable pleasure. Those were simpler times.
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- jane p
- 12-03-16
A classic of its type
A rollicking tale of smuggling, adventure and growing up. Of course, by our standards, the moral underlay about greed and generosity is rather heavy handed and in your face, and the plot depends on both a ludicrously improbable set of events to set up the second half and then an equally improbable coincidence to create the resolution. But the themes of loyalty and the choices we make affecting others are actually rather well done. The narration started out feeling a little blunt but soon grew on me - it allows the emotion to come over from the words without excessive dramatisation.
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